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Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Roasted Romanesco

Have you seen this veggie? It seems that some of the crazier looking vegetables are becoming more mainstream. This is the definition of it from Wikipedia - “Romanesco is an edible flower of the species Brassica oleracea and a variant form of cauliflower. Romanesco broccoli was first documented in Italy (as broccolo romanesco) in the sixteenth century. It is sometimes called broccoflower, but that name is also applied to green-curded cauliflower cultivars. It is also known as coral broccoli. It is rich in vitamin C, fiber, and carotenoids.”

I did a post on Romanesco last year because I thought it was such and interesting and unique veggie. This year it is popping up all over the place. I have used it in soups, steamed it, and eaten raw. This time I wanted to try roasting it as I had with cauliflower a couple of weeks ago! Turned out delicious and this is all I did…

Roasted Romanesco

Romanesco, trimmed and cleaned as you would broccoli or cauliflowerOlive oil salt and peppersliced garlicparmesan cheese grated

Preheat oven to 400. In a bowl toss all of the ingredients and roast on a baking sheet for about 20 minutes or until just tender.

Hi there, we have a lot of these in the Swiss supermarket, always curious and wonder how to cook them. Thanks for your recipe! Will give a try! Some people asked me just cook it like broccoli, in the restaurant, they sometimes served a little on side of the main dish.

I'm fascinated. Learned something new. :) I think this is what I saw growing in a friend's mom's garden recently. The son called it green cauliflower, but I think it was this. I should hunt some down and roast it because I am totally curious.

Saw it on my little produce field trip a week ago. It's truly beautiful! I've purchased "regular" green cauliflower and roasted it for some soup which ended up being a sort of brownish color -- not as beautiful as the raw veggie. This recipe sounds yummy! Next time I see some romanesco around here, I'll have to try this recipe. Sounds delish!

My father is a huge fan of roasted romanesco as like veg recipe and I always try to make it for him whenever we see my parents. He has yet to be fully blown away by any of the recipes i've tried. Simplicity is key, and yours looks perfect! Can't wait to try it.